Module talk:Political party
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More Police Officers for Thames Valley - Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 9 April 2024
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Please add More Police Officers for Thames Valley, with color #003399, running in 2024 PCC election for Thames Valley Police Area
i.e. add this line to the parties module
["More Police Officers for Thames Valley"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#003399", shortname = "",}
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_England_and_Wales_police_and_crime_commissioner_elections
The color #003399
is used widely in the logo and on their website (https://www.morepolice.uk), https://www.twitter.com/@blrhc
StoveTable (talk) 03:22, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
- Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.
'''[[User:CanonNi]]'''
(talk|contribs) 03:35, 9 April 2024 (UTC) - Not done for now: No dedicated article for More Police Officers for Thames Valley.
'''[[User:CanonNi]]'''
(talk|contribs) 09:53, 9 April 2024 (UTC) - Done A party does not need an article to be listed in the module. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 14:48, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 May 2024
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Change: ["Independent Oxford Alliance"] = {abbrev = "IOA", color = "#702CA1", shortname = "Oxford Alliance",},
to: ["Independent Oxford Alliance"] = {abbrev = "IOA", color = "#702CA1", shortname = "",},
Rationale: While the full name obviously is pretty cumbersome, using Oxford Alliance as the shortname seems problematic as it 1) gives the impression to less knowledgeable viewers of the 2024 Oxford City Council election (and any further relevant pages in the future) that Oxford Alliance is the "proper" party name, which would be incorrect as 2) I don't believe the name Oxford Alliance is used anywhere. As far as I can tell they both identify themselves and are identified by others solely by the name Independent Oxford Alliance or IOA. Hence I believe it would be more appropriate to remove the shortname or replace it with the initialism. Hope this helps.
Cheers, CipherRephic (talk) 22:05, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
- Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the
{{Edit extended-protected}}
template. thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 03:05, 2 June 2024 (UTC)- Have started a discussion on Talk: Oxford City Council CipherRephic (talk) 21:48, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
"Unrecognised punctuation character" error
editI saw this Reddit post where the text Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "&". appeared on every single list of political parties per country, and it seems to come this module. It doesn't happen for me, and they said it was fixed when they switch to beta features to be on. Does anyone know what could cause this? ―Jochem van Hees (talk) 16:34, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
- It does not come from this module; the screenshot in question is from List of political parties in the United Kingdom § Parties with representation in the House of Commons, and the columns where there are errors involve #expr: functions calculating percentages. Raise the issue at {{Composition bar}} which generates those, though as far as I can tell there is nothing wrong with the page or the template. Primefac (talk) 16:52, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Primefac: if you look closely at that screenshot, the error comes immediately after the text
<div style="background-color:
. In Template:Composition bar, you can find that in the wikitext followed by an if conditional that results in{{{hex|{{{3|#CCCCCC}}}}}}
. In the articles, the third parameter is set to Template:Party color, which uses this module. So unless somehow the if statement in the composition bar template causes this, it's this module. However, as I'm not so fluent in Lua I haven't been able to track the problem further. ―Jochem van Hees (talk) 21:09, 8 June 2024 (UTC)- Well, that's egg on my face... yes, I didn't see that in the article itself is text such as
{{Composition bar|16|60|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|}}
which does call this module. I am still not convinced that this issue is due to this module, though, given it seems to be working for most folks (and it's not throwing errors in Category:Pages with script errors). Maybe worth a cross-post to WP:VPT. Primefac (talk) 22:09, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
- Well, that's egg on my face... yes, I didn't see that in the article itself is text such as
- @Primefac: if you look closely at that screenshot, the error comes immediately after the text
Colour shade variation request
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Communist Party of India both are given exactly same colour which makes it difficult to distinguish between them in Wiki articles, especially tables.
e.g.) 2024 Indian general election in Kerala.
Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | M.V. Govindan | 15 | |||
Communist Party of India | Binoy Viswam | 4 | |||
Kerala Congress (M) | Jose K. Mani | 1 | |||
Total | 20 |
Request to please change the 'Party colour' of one of them by couple of shades so that they can be easily distinguished.
Anish Viswa 06:32, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
- I agree, colours should be changed slightly between CPI and CPI(M) since they usually contest in alliance, so are often seen together in results page. C1MM (talk) 04:35, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
- Requested more than a month ago, still awaiting support
Anish Viswa 06:26, 27 July 2024 (UTC) - Edit performed
Anish Viswa 05:04, 29 July 2024 (UTC) - Already done Primefac (talk) 13:40, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
Edit request 13 June 2024
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Could you please add the party colour for the Progressive Change North Lanarkshire, a regional party in the Scottish unitary authority, North Lanarkshire Council. The hex value extracted from the logo of their X account is #122D42. The abbreviation is PCNL.
["Progressive Change North Lanarkshire"] = {abbrev = "PCNL", color = "#122D42", shortname = "",}
Edit request 17 June 2024
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Edit request to add the newer french political party French Future to the template. The hex value from the infobox is #EE2D34. Party abbreviation is LAF.
["French Future"] = {abbrev = "LAF", color = "#EE2D34", shortname = "",}
Epluribusunumyall (talk) 19:09, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
- Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. See Module:Political party § Updating the module for more information. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. Primefac (talk) 17:47, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
Edit request 21 June 2024
editCould you please add the following party/political coalition color, which is running for the 2024 Mongolian parliamentary election:
- The Civic Unity Party (Mongolia). The hex value extracted from the website of party is #0A63B5. The abbreviation is CUP.
["The Civic Unity Party (Mongolia)"] = {abbrev = "CUP", color = "#0A63B5", shortname = "Civic Unity",}
- National Coalition (Mongolia). The hex value extracted from the website of party is #066B55. There is no abbreviation for coalition name.
["National Coalition (Mongolia)"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#066B55", shortname = "National Coalition",}
- Liberté party (Mongolia). The hex value extracted from the website of party is #0053A5. There is no abbreviation for party name.
["Liberté party (Mongolia)"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#0053A5", shortname = "Liberte",}
and please change name and color code for National Labor Party (Mongolia), since it has changed name into HUN party in 2022. The hex value extracted from emblem of the party is #631E92. There is no abbreviation for party name.
So, please change:
["National Labor Party (Mongolia)"] = {abbrev = "NLP", color = "#6D3290", shortname = "",},
to:
["HUN party"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#631E92", shortname = "HUN",},
Template-protected edit request on 27 Juni 2024 (for letter D)
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- 800080 for the Democratic-Republican Party of the United States. Purple is because the between the blue for Democrats and the red for Republicans. Radixsaurus95 (talk) 16:50, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
- Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 15:04, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
Edit Request 1 July 2024 – Make Independent Labor (Australia) distinguishable from Australian Labor Party
editThe de facto party colour used on Wikipedia for Independent Labor (Australia) is
#ff585e, but this template uses
which is difficult to distinguish from
I'd appreciate this fix, thanks. – GlowstoneUnknown (Talk) 02:59, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
Edit Request 3 July 2024
editTogether (coalition) recently changed its article's name to Ensemble (political coalition), it needs its colour added to its new name. – GlowstoneUnknown (Talk) 02:32, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
Edit request 3 July 2024
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Description of suggested change: Add party "Democratic and Social Left"
Diff:
− | + | ["Democratic and Social Left"] = {abbrev = "GDS", color = "#EF3034", shortname = ""} |
Adding icons
editWhile I am personally against it, I thought I would get opinions as to whether it makes sense to include icons in this module. For explanation, there is currently a TFD for a group of Taiwanese political party templates which also include an icon (e.g. {{Congress Party Alliance}}) and one of the main concerns I can see about the deletion is the loss of the icon (which I find personally unnecessary but I am just one voice). We already have some scuffles over party colours, would adding icons open the door to even more edit warring? Primefac (talk) 14:43, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
- I'm also personally opposed to their addition. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 15:20, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
Edit request relating to multiple parties
editAs far as I am aware, the following parties’ colours are not correctly stored: (might be outdated)
-Renew Europe (European Parliament group, not a formal political party): Its colour returned by the template is yellow, while its official colour is light (sky) blue
-Liberal Democrats (UK): the Liberal Democrats official colours are yellow (FAA61A) and black (charcoal/process black) or (secondary) navy and coral. The template spits out what appears to be gold (also what the article infobox says) but this is contradicted by the official Liberal Democrat website 79.170.253.184 (talk) 11:56, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
Edit Request Libertarian Party (Australia)
editThe former Liberal Democratic Party (Australia) has changed its article's name to Libertarian Party (Australia), please update the party in the Template. – GlowstoneUnknown (Talk) 14:00, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
Edit request 9 August 2024 on APODETI due to Inaccuracy
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Description of suggested change and diff:
I would like to suggest an edit change due to inaccuracy for the Timorese Popular Democratic Association.
- Its official abbreviation is not 'ADPODETI' but 'APODETI'.
- Secondly, the colors of APODETI, Purple, was not a likely a color used by the party. It was formerly purple as it was to follow the supposed flag during its last election of 2002. But by then, many have since dispute its reliability as no other source, photo, or fiber of the flag seem to have existed. With the only source formerly cited was a defunct personal html website, that has a error placeholder for APODETI's supposed flag (which was blank). It was removed from commons after deeming it unreliable and not verifiable. Now in actuality, APODETI does not have an official color, or election color. most likely a black stamp of the Indonesian Garuda. But its safe to use its original political flag during the occupation days. A red color of #FF0000 would be recommended in this case to follow its political party flag.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaliper1 (talk • contribs) 16:44, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
Edit request 16 August 2024
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Request to add the United Labor Party (New York), a regional and now defunct political party. The Hex Code is #6666e0 and the abbreviation is "ULP"
["United Labor Party (New York)"] = {abbrev = "ULP", color = "#6666e0", shortname = "",},
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.104.136.138 (talk) 23:27, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
- Done. Primefac (talk) 12:05, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
Help?: ‘Independent’ not linking correctly
editAt the very bottom of the infobox of Ikaroa-Rāwhiti, the previous MP is listed as independent, with “Independent” being passed via {{Infobox New Zealand electorate}} into {{Party abbrev linked}}, and returning “Ind”. But for whatever reason, the link returned is Independent, and not Independent politician. Any ideas where this is going wrong? — HTGS (talk) 08:02, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
- That's a GIGO issue. {{party abbrev linked}} returns a link to the input value, not the value passed by the module; if you want it to link to Independent politician then you'll need to put that as the
|previous_mp_party=
Primefac (talk) 11:35, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
Edit request 19 August 2024
editI would like to suggest an edit change due to inaccuracy for the Direction – Social Democracy.
The current use of "SMER–SD" as an abbreviation is incorrect because "Smer" is a word, not an acronym. In Slovak, "Smer" means "Direction," and it’s not an initialism where each letter stands for a separate word. Therefore, it should be written as "Smer–SD" with only the first letter capitalized, which accurately reflects its status as a proper noun, not an abbreviation. Additionally, using all capitals misleadingly suggests that it is an acronym, which it is not, and this goes against proper linguistic conventions.
However, an even better solution would be to simply use "Smer" without the "–SD." The hyphen in "Smer–SD" implies the connection of two distinct entities, which is not accurate since "SD" merely functions as an adjective (Social Democracy), not a separate entity. This would align more closely with both the linguistic and political nature of the term.
Moreover, it is more practical, for example when listing the coalition in a results table. Instead of the potentially confusing "SMER–SD–Hlas–SNS" or "Smer–SD–Hlas–SNS," simply using "Smer–Hlas–SNS" provides a clearer and more streamlined presentation.
The same principle applies to Voice – Social Democracy, which is currently incorrectly abbreviated as "HLAS–SD." 90.64.64.22 (talk) 08:41, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- Done. Primefac (talk) 11:56, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, thank you. However, you changed HLAS–SD to HLAS, but Hlas is also a word, it means "Voice", so the abbreviation should be Hlas, not HLAS.--90.64.64.22 (talk) 13:31, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- You were non-specific. Primefac (talk) 13:53, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, thank you. However, you changed HLAS–SD to HLAS, but Hlas is also a word, it means "Voice", so the abbreviation should be Hlas, not HLAS.--90.64.64.22 (talk) 13:31, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
Edit request 19 August 2024
editCurrently, we use the abbreviation SDKÚ-DS with a hyphen for the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party. According to Wikipedia’s style guidelines and general grammar practices, the correct format for this abbreviation should be SDKÚ–DS, using an en dash (–) rather than a hyphen (-).--90.64.64.22 (talk) 13:40, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- Fixed. Primefac (talk) 13:54, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
Edit request 19 August 2024
editI would like to suggest an edit change due to inaccuracy for Most–Híd.
"Most" means "bridge" in Slovak, and "Híd" means "bridge" in Hungarian, symbolizing the party’s role in connecting these two linguistic and cultural communities. Therefore, for greater clarity and accessibility to English-speaking audiences, the abbreviation "Bridge" should be used. This straightforward translation of both "Most" and "Híd" effectively conveys the party’s mission of bridging Slovak and Hungarian communities. Additionally, using "Bridge" might improve searchability and recognition in English-language contexts.
Moreover, using "Bridge" as the abbreviation would enhance clarity and coherence in coalition lists or political alliances, such as Smer–SNS–Bridge (government from 2016 to 2020). This format is more concise and user-friendly than Smer–SNS–Most–Híd, which could be cumbersome and less recognizable in general usage.--90.64.64.22 (talk) 17:42, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- Does this organisation actually use the shorthand "Bridge" to describe themselves? Primefac (talk) 12:27, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- Most–Híd never uses the abbreviation "Bridge" in Slovak or English, and the party exclusively refers to itself by its full name. The correct form is Most–Híd with an en dash, reflecting the official name and branding. Currently, Wikipedia uses a hyphen (Most-Híd), which must be changed to the en dash for accuracy.
- Given that Most–Híd literally means "Bridge" in Slovak (most) and Hungarian (híd), "Bridge" could be considered for clarity in English contexts, particularly in coalition listings like Smer–SNS–Bridge. That is why I propose this alternative to the abbreviation Most–Híd with an en dash. 90.64.70.48 (talk) 20:39, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
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